Simulate region-down disaster recovery drills with stopped servers

Overview
Do you have a data disaster recovery plan for your Azure Database for MySQL server workloads?
 
Have you conducted a disaster recovery drill to make sure your disaster recovery plan is effective?
 
Whether it is a natural disaster th… Continue reading Simulate region-down disaster recovery drills with stopped servers

Did you know Microsoft online certification exams support assistive technologies?

In my recent exam sandbox blog, many of you left comments asking if assistive technologies (ATs) can be used on our online exams. Great news! Our online certification exams are now compatible with multiple different assistive technologies! Until recent… Continue reading Did you know Microsoft online certification exams support assistive technologies?

How to connect Azure Data Factory to SQL Managed Instance over private network

Introduction:
In today Blog article, we are going to go through technical steps on how to connect Azure Data factory to Azure SQL Managed Instance over private network, this will leverage the public preview of the Managed instance private endpoint thro… Continue reading How to connect Azure Data Factory to SQL Managed Instance over private network

Customer review: Hive Streaming eliminates bandwidth issues and optimizes video delivery

Hive Streaming, an enterprise video distribution and analytics solution published to Microsoft AppSource and Azure Marketplace, uses excess network capacity enterprises already own to deliver high-quality live and on-demand video to every user in … Continue reading Customer review: Hive Streaming eliminates bandwidth issues and optimizes video delivery

Understanding the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI upgrade experience

In Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI there are a number of reasons why we encourage customers to update their Kubernetes deployments and some of these include: 
 

Updates help fix or remove bugs in prior versions, add new fea… Continue reading Understanding the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI upgrade experience

Embrace digital transformation at the edge with Azure Percept

Right now, a paradigm shift is underway. Customers are increasingly investing in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) at the edge to transform business operations, deploying intelligent devices that will generate more data in the next… Continue reading Embrace digital transformation at the edge with Azure Percept

Technology’s Dual Intersection with ESG: Technology Solving ESG Issues

This article is the first of a two-part blog series looking at technology’s unique intersection with ESG. In the first blog, we’ll look at technology solving ESG challenges. The second part will examine technology as an ESG risk.
 
Over the past d… Continue reading Technology’s Dual Intersection with ESG: Technology Solving ESG Issues

Ensuring reliable and trusted experiences for communication and collaboration in the hybrid work era

As the workplace moves to a hybrid model, organizations are tasked with supporting the communication and collaboration needs of employees across a diverse range of workstyles. As Microsoft Teams became a critical tool in allowing people to do their job… Continue reading Ensuring reliable and trusted experiences for communication and collaboration in the hybrid work era